THE PANDEMIC MIGHT HAVE CANCELLED MOST OF 2020, BUT IT SHOULDN’T WIPE OUT OUR COMMITMENT TO IMPORTANT CAUSES.

The pandemic hit the reset button on an industry associated with trends and a taste for the novel. Four players in different areas of fashion and luxury retail share how their work has changed in this new world and their thoughts on the future.

The Singapore fashion community has been innovating ways to cope with the coronavirus crisis.

SOLID WOOD FOR THE WIN

Three CEOs shed light on how the industrial, healthcare, and retail and office real estate sectors have been impacted by the pandemic – and how their companies are moving forward.

As the world plunges into crisis and uncertainty, the fashion industry steps up, whipping up masks, sanitisers, hazmat suits and donations in the millions. Jeffrey Yan ruminates on what we’re doing now and what comes after.

How do you invest during a crisis? We look to China and other foreign cities for property investment upsides.

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Growing a billion-dollar horology business by journeying beyond the “tiny island” of fine watchmaking.

As one of Singapore’s leading watch retailers marks 40 years in the business, its head considers the transformations in the timepiece trade.

Rosewood CEO Sonia Cheng bears out her belief that she knows exactly what today’s luxury travellers want in a hotel – by building places that she herself will stay in.

Are auctions the fast track to amassing awine collection?

SIMON NAGA  Vice-president, Al-Futtaim Group, Asia.

Yung Ong steers luxury consumers from procuring statement pieces to buying into complete looks.

…it’s an experience your kids won’t forget. Dress like mermaids or unicorns and dine like your kid’s favourite movie characters at these themed eateries around the region. By SASHA GONZALES

What we’re all talking about this month.

ARCHITECT AND MULTI-DISCIPLINARY DESIGNER ONG KER SHING DRAWS ON HER PERSONAL EXPERIENCES TO INSPIRE HER BODY OF WORK.

Luxury retailers can lead the way in attracting consumers away from their computers.

THE EVER STYLISH CHRIS CHONG TAKES US TO HIS GO-TO BOUTIQUES AND SHARES HIS IDEAS FOR NEW RETAIL. HERE, HEʼS PHOTOGRAPHED IN PIECES FROM HIS OWN WARDROBE.

Tiffany & Co.’s Chief Artistic Offi cer Reed Krakoff on that magic ingredient called humour.

So many malls, so little time! We’ve rounded up the cream of the shopping malls crop, so you can save time, and find what you’re looking for with ease BY AARON KOK

Ready, steady, shop!

Global online retailer Amazon has gained a firm foothold in Singapore by promising speedy shopping service and low prices, but do consumers love it or loathe it?

A NIFTY RULE BOOK FOR COLLABORATING WITH THIS NEW BREED OF WORKERS.

Through connected retail spaces, Patrina Tan is not just narrowing the gap be tween the online and offline worlds – she’s also bringing people closer to gether.

Fronting a luxury brand in-store can seem posh, but the job usually involves more grit than glam.

Winnie Chan and James Quan have found an antidote to a frenetic, digitally driven life in their book-binding atelier – and made a business of it.

Online shopping is now an everyday occurrence, thanks to a company that singlehandedly changed the way people consume luxury fashion. Charmaine Ho speaks to the President of Net-a-Porter Group, Alison Loehnis.

A Firm Decision, Make It Up, Down to a Tea...

This underdog might be luxury retail’s saving grace.

A rising crop of fashion designers finds hope in trying economic times.

The next time you’re planning a trip Down Under, don’t just opt for the obvious cities and itineraries. Do like the Her World team does and choose the road less travelled. Here, we share our favourite alternative hotspots.

Here’s our pick of Singapore’s game changers – fashion-label founders, an up-and-coming model discovered on Instagram and the real influencers behind It girls and celebs.